in When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth) — Rowley, Samuel
Metadata
Play
When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth)
Author
Rowley, Samuel
Year (catalogued)
1605
First performance
1604
Decade
1600s
Genre
History
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Prince Henry's Men
Speech prefix(es)
Tye.
Words
440
Characters
2310
Typicality
0.30 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A11146
BritDrama no.
1441
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
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Full speech
'Tis true my Lord, and now the Prince perceives it, As oath to see him punished for his faults, Plays it of purpose to redeem the boy, But pray my Lord, lets stand aside awhile, And note the greeting betwixt the Prince and him, God morrow to your Grace. In Music may your Grace ever delight, (delight in you Though not in me, Music is fit for Kings, And not for those knows not the chime of st ings. Your Grace hath said, indeed they do upbraid That term it so, and those that do are such As in themselves no happic concords hold, All Music jars with them, but sounds of good. But would your Grace a while be patient, In Musics praise, thus will I better it. Music is heavenly, for in Heaven is Music, For there the Seraphins do sing continually, And when the best was born, that ever was man, A Quir of Angels sang for joy of it, What of Celestial was revealed to man, Was much of Music, is said the beasts did worship And sang before the Deity supernal, The kingly Prophet sang before the Ark, And with his Music charmed the heart of Saul, And if the Poet sail us not my Lord, The dulcet tongue of Mus ke made the stones To move, irrational beast, and birds to dance And last, the Trumpets Music shall awake the dead, And cloth their naked bones in coats of flesh, Appear in that high house of Parliament, When those that gn sh their Teeth at Music found, Shall make that place where Music never was found. 'Tis ready for your Grace, give breath to your loud tuned instruments. Enough; let voices now delight his princely care. Your Grace does honour me with kind acceptance, Yet one thing more, I doebeseech your Excellence To dame, to Patronise this homely work, Which I unto your Grace have dedicat . The Acts of the holy Apostles turned into verse, Which I have set in several to sing, Worthy Acts, and worthily in you remembered. I'll peruse them, and satisfy your p nes, And have them sung within my father's Chapel. I thank ye both. Now I'll crave leave a while To be a little id e: pray let our lingguistes, French and Italians, to morrow morn be ready, I must confer with them, or I shall le see My little practice. so God-den good utors. We will fair Prince. I my good Lord, and this day comes to court. Here comes sir William Compton from his highness. The Queen my Lord is come to speak with you.
Plot summary
Plot — When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth)
Cardinalgwoisey uses his power over English foreign policy to buy international support for his candidacy for the papacy. To win over the King of France, he abets the ambassadors sent to negotiate a marriage with King Henry’s sister, BAGyaMary. QHEEHIANE dies giving birth to Prince Edward; Wolsey hopes that the King will not now marry a Protestant. Harried by Irish rebellion and international Protestant opposition to his activities, the King has a four-day bout of bad temper until Wall§SOmers jests him back to good humour. He then learns that the Pope has awarded him the title Defender of the Faith; in return, Henry agrees to contribute military assistance to repulse the Turkish invasion of Rhodes. Having heard of lax policing in London, King Henry decides to see for himself, and pays the city a nocturnal visit in disguise. He catches the watch asleep on duty, and witnesses their failure to arrest a night-walking criminal, BI@ERIWG. He and Black Will fight, and are arrested; Henry sends word to the Duke of Suffolk that he is in prison. He is there, observing abuses and amusing himself with his fellow-prisoners, when Suffolk arrives to release him. Black Will is given money to keep him in jail until the King needs him for a soldier. Later the King investigates the abuses and dismisses a servant, RGOKSBY. Protestantism grows in popularity in England, a process furthered by the King’s marriage to Kathenine Parr she has anti-Catholic views on such issues as ===== PAGE 146 ===== loyalty to the crown, the Latin Bible, and indulgences. When the King of France dies, the alliance with England is dissolved, and Suffolk, sent to bring Lady Mary home, marries her. Protestants and Catholics clash over the education of the royal children: Wolsey’s agents BOnmer and Gafdifier have the tutelage of PrincessiMary, but Bishop @ranmier is responsible for PrinceEdward! Under his regime, in which Ned Browne is beaten for the Prince’s negligence, Edward makes good progress in logic, theology, and music. While Wolsey is out of the country pursuing his papal ambitions, Bonner and Gardiner plot to discredit the Queen and banish Cranmer. Prince Edward makes the peace between his father and stepmother; Bonner and Gardiner lose their influence after they use the King’s warrant to attempt the Queen’s arrest in the presence chamber. Wolsey is suspected of corruption after his fool and Will Somers discover gold hoarded in his wine cellars, and the arrival of the Emperor in England…